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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Canadian indie rock band Metric was recorded at New York's Electric Lady Studios.
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- Record Label: Metric Music
- Genre(s): Alternative, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Apr 23, 2026Throughout, there are salient reminders that Metric, despite never quite breaking big commercially, are experts in writing a memorable tune.
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Apr 23, 2026This isn’t them superficially cashing in on a new generation’s fascination with ‘indie sleaze’; it’s the sound of songwriting duo Emily Haines and Jimmy Shaw bridging the gap between who they were then and who they are now. Sonically, they do that by leaning into the fundamentals.
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Apr 24, 2026Romanticize the Dive is yet another great Metric album, another stunning showcase of Haines' second-to-none vocals, and an example of how if a band plays with emotional and sonic imagination, indie rock doesn't have to sound overcooked and insipid when it is blown up to twice its size.
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May 18, 2026They still know how to write an epic song, but retrospection has led them back to synth-heavy indie rock, with big hooks and fantastic vocals.
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May 4, 2026There’s nothing too revealing here, but the familiar, comforting touch they always offer is more than welcome.
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May 4, 2026Haines’ dynamic vocals often bail out the more inelegant lyrics. But it doesn’t help when her bandmates seem to be on autopilot, working with a distracting series of references to the band’s influences.
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Record CollectorApr 23, 2026As If You're Here has a sunny, surging drive-time glint to it too, but a little too much of Romanticize... is all clinical chill and no thrill. [May 2026, p.103]